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(published 16th February 2009)

EWL Observatory Experts



The EWL Observatory brings together experts from currently 30 European countries (EU Member States, accession and neighbouring countries) with extensive expertise. They are nominated by the national coordinations of the European Women’s Lobby and are working in close cooperation.

Austria

  • To be appointed

Belgium

  • Ingrid STALS - LP/Nazorg/IFG - referentieambtenaar

Bulgaria

  • Iliana BALABANOVA-STOYCHEVA - Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation

Croatia

  • Nela PAMUKOVIC - Co-ordinator Centre for Women War Victims – ROSA

Cyprus

  • Susana PVALOU - Director of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS)

Czech Republic

  • Petra SVECOVA - Coordinator ROSA

Denmark

  • Mette Holm Volsing - Project coordination at LOKK (National organisation of shelters and refuges for battered women and their children)

Estonia

  • Eha REITELMANN - Union of Women’s Shelters

France

  • Michèle VIANES - Vice-President of CLEF (EWL French coordination)

Finland

  • Pirjo PEHKONEN - Managing director Women’s Line

Germany

  • Katja GRIEGER - Coordinator, Federal Association of Women’s Counselling Centres and Hotlines

Greece

  • Mika IOANNIDOU - Coordinator of Greek Women NGOs for the EWL

Iceland

  • Gudrun JONSDOTTIR - Spokeswoman for Stigamot Counselling and information Centre on Sex violence (associate expert)

Ireland

  • Margaret MARTIN - Women’s Aid

Italy

  • Orietta GARGANO - BE FREE social cooperative against TIP, violences and discriminations

Latvia

  • Inta POUDZIUNAS - Chief of council and psychologist, Talsi region crisis centre

Lithuania

To be appointed

Luxembourg

  • Joëlle SCHRANCK - Director ’Femmes en Détresse’

Malta

  • Renee LAVIERA - MCWO - Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations

Netherlands

  • To be appointed

Poland

  • Malgorzata TARASIEWICZ - Executive Director, NEWW/NEWW-Polska

Portugal

  • Maria SHEARMAN DE MACEDO - Coordinator of the Association of Women Against Violence (AMCV)

Romania

  • Laura ALBU - Executive President, Community Safety and Mediation Centre

Serbia

  • Lepa MLADJENOVIC - Coordinator of the Counseling Programme Autonomous Women’s Center, Belgrade (associate expert)

Slovakia

  • Zuzana MARGUROVA - Slovak Women’s Lobby

Slovenia

  • Spela VESELIC - Association SOS Helpline for Women and Children Victims of violence

Spain

  • Milagro RODRIGUEZ - C/o CELEM

Sweden

  • Wiveca HOLST - Feminist and Human Rights

Turkey

  • Selma ACUMER - Advisory Board Member of KADER

Ukraine

  • Halyna FEDKOVYCH - Senior Lawyer, West Ukrainian Centre "Women’s Perspectives" (associate expert)

United Kingdom

  • Marsha SCOTT - Engender/UK Joint Committee on Women